Restricted

Vessels intending to enter area should contact morrocan maritime authorities

Strait of Gibraltar · HYDROLANT 345/12

What this record establishes

Archived notice · 2012-02-18 10:41Z

This notice comes from the historical archive. Its archived status does not establish when or how the reported situation ended.

Source and dates: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · NAVAREA II 55/12 101744Z FEB 12.. Issued 2012-02-10 18:04Z. First collected 2026-08-17 13:38Z; last seen in collection 2026-08-17 15:46Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: Strait of Gibraltar. The map shows an area described by the warning; the listed coordinate is its representative center. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the Strait of Gibraltar →

issued: 2012-02-10 18:04Z
status: Archived notice
authority: NAVAREA II 55/12 101744Z FEB 12.
NAVAREA: NAVAREA II · named as the source of this relay
sea: Strait of Gibraltar
position: 35.782, -5.863
source: NGA MSI broadcast-warn JSON (archive, frozen 2024-05) · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR.
MORROCCO.
CHART 52039
NAVIGATION PROHIBITED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IN AREA BOUND BY
35-49.1N 005-45.0W, 35-42.6N 005-57.2W,
35-43.1N 006-00.7W, 35-52.1N 005-45.0W.
VESSELS INTENDING TO ENTER AREA SHOULD
CONTACT MORROCAN MARITIME AUTHORITIES.

Reading this warning

Chart reference: The number of the nautical chart on which the reported position lies.
Navigation prohibited: Ships may not enter or pass through the area, or a port is closed to traffic.
Until further notice: The operation or danger has no scheduled end; the warning stays in force until a later message cancels it.
Area bound by: Introduces a list of positions that are the corners of an area — the polygon the warning applies to.
Position (degrees and minutes): How warnings write positions: degrees, a hyphen, then minutes, with N/S and E/W — 49-40.8N 003-43.8W.

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Collected reports in this area · restricted areas & port closures

64 within 180 nm since 1998 · 0 in the last 12 months · 0 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

Month of issue in the collected archive

All available years combined. Uneven collection and repeat bulletins affect these counts; this chart does not measure the seasonality or probability of incidents.

Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

No other collected notice is currently listed in force within this radius. This does not establish safe conditions.

Worldwide in the collected sources

2 restricted areas & port closures listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 02:47Z; source collection times vary.

Restricted

Navigation prohibited, exclusion and security zones, ports closed to traffic. All current restricted areas & port closures →

Not for navigation. This is a re-rendering of an official navigational warning for awareness; mariners must use official NAVAREA broadcasts and their national MSI service.